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Re: clutch

To: Robert Sexson <rsexson@excite.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: clutch
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 02:01:11 -0600
At 12:31 PM 1/13/2001 -0800, Robert Sexson wrote:
>The mateing devise [for like of a better name]that fites through the
fingers of the pressure plate, that is the bearing surface for the throw
out bearing, seems to be loose and will come apart [out of the pressure
plate]. The preasur plate seems to be almost new. Anyone have any ideas on
this? 

Yes.  Buy a new pressure plate.  I have been running a MGB clutch in my MGA
for several years, now more than 100,000 miles.  I had one of these steel
thrust rings fail early last year.  The result looks like this:
    http://www.chicagolandmgclub.com/photos/gearbox_reb

Regards,

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
    http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg

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